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Re: PCOak: "quoted-printable" - aaaargh!

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From: Bill Lyons
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:37

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On Wednesday, in article
     <c$UO9dDsszpGFwaJ@invalid.uk.co.demon.merlyn.invalid>
     jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk "Dr J R Stockton" wrote:

> In demon.ip.support.pc message <20070724.1803.212079snz@lyons.demon.co.u
> k>, Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:03:34, Bill Lyons <Bill@lyons.demon.co.uk>
> posted:
> 
> >I am getting fed up with the increasing number of emails which are
> >apparently text-only but actually encoded "quoted-printable".  They show
> >fine when displayed via PCOak, but when you save them and open them in a
> >text editor, or when you try and forward them, the dreaded "=20" instead
> >of space between every word becomes apparent and they become unreadable.
> 
> While obviously it would be best to have this dealt with by PCOak, have
> you tried using DEMIME (ZIP PAS EXE via sig line 3)?  It can be used as
> a filter, editor, or copier, and has provision for not altering headers.

John, thanks for this.  Have downloaded DEMIME.EXE and will have a go.

Thanks, Bill.

P.S.  Saw PSW Tue 17th, asked him to pass on my greetings - now sent 
direct.  

-- 
Bill Lyons - Bill@lyons.demon.co.uk / w.lyons@ieee.org

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